The last time Orochimaru had heard the term Pure Land from Genie was on the night of the Nine-Tails Incident.
Using the Shinigami as his guide, Genie had openly strolled around the Pure Land.
According to him, the Pure Land wasn't the world after death or a resting place for the dead. It was a space one could reach once one knew how.
But Orochimaru knew nothing about the Pure Land. He had only formed a few fixed impressions of it. After a moment's thought, he asked, "Then how do you get to the Pure Land?"
Genie smiled. "Death is the easiest way."
"..."
Orochimaru's expression soured, and he looked at Genie with growing hostility. He wanted to lash out, but thinking of Genie's form of existence, he could only swallow his frustration.
"I'm not joking," Genie said with a shrug. "The Pure Land is more like a spiritual space. Only when a ninja dies can they enter it as a chakra-based soul.
"You can force your way in with your physical body, if you like. But that would go against how the Pure Land works and alert its master."
Orochimaru's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly asked, "How can the Pure Land have a master?"
"Of course the Pure Land has a master. It was created by the Sage of Six Paths."
This time, Genie didn't keep him in suspense. He gave a rough description of the Ōtsutsuki Clan's abilities. When their life force reached the level of a Kekkei Mōra, they could create a space of their own.
Kaguya Otsutsuki had her own Amenominaka, where she was a god who controlled everything.
Although the Sage of Six Paths hadn't fully reached the level of a Kekkei Mōra or awakened his own Eye of the Moon, he was still